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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 15, 2019 at 8:48 a.m.
Thread: cap an issue
Although I do think it's an over payment for Trouba coming off a career year, it's the name of the game I guess. But Rangers have A LOT to look forward to in the future cause defense seems quite settled and now wingers are set too with Panarin and Kakko. I'm not too familiar with their system but I do think they need to start investing in Cs.

Additionally, even their cap won't be too much of an issue cause in 2 years Shattenkirk and Stall free up like $12.5M in space. They can even elect to trade off Kreider at the deadline this year (assuming their not in a cup spot) to get back quite the nifty return.

Zibanejad NEEDS to be signed long term because he's now starting to hit his full stride, he's young AND he's going to have some pure goalscorers to play with. He's their MUST sign IMO
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 8, 2019 at 8:51 a.m.
Thread: How much cap space is left
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BCAPP</b></div><div>He doesn't deserve as much as Tavares as he was a UFA. UFAs get more than RFAs. Would the Leafs have been willing to pay Tavares 11 million AND give up 4 firsts?

In regards to Matthews vs Marner, Matthews is likely a tad overpaid. But he is both a goal scorer and a centre. Both of those are worth a lot more.
In their first two years of their contract Matthews was in another tier to Marner. In their third year (contract year), Marner gets to play with one of the best centres in the league and all of a sudden is in the same tier.

Regardless the most an RFA winger off ELC has gotten in the CBA is Tarasenko at 7.5 million.

The most an RFA winger has ever gotten was Kucherov (but remember Kucherov was a year from UFA so could always have gone to arbitration, gotten 1 year and forced UFA as Stone did).

Everyone can talk about him deserving 10 or 11 million or whatever but it's literally never been done. 9 million is literally unprecedented.</div></div>

We're essentially agreeing that pretty much everyone is overpaid. And although you are right in that a C has a slight edge in value, I don't think it adds $3M over someone of better point production.

Kucherov clearly took a price cut and Aho got a little burned on his offer sheet contract. I think $10-$10.5 for Marner is fair value for both camps. I hope Toronto is able to resign them cause I want Canadian hockey teams to succeed. Dubas just needs to find a way to make it fit
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 28, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.
Thread: Poehling is ready FLA trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy739</b></div><div>not at all , i just am more familiar with our depth as i watch KHL regularly so i know how important Romanov is going to be in 2020-21 when his contracts done with KHL Gagarin cup Champs i also know Brook plays LD regularly and actually is a much more moble defensman from this side which is why MTL experimented during day 1 second scrimage with Brook playing LD .

i've also familarized myself with Struble who was top 3 in 7/10 challenges and the Draft Collumbine and the most dominant athlete there since Darnell Nurse according to Dreger .

so yes maybe this year we need a 2nd LD to play inbetween Mete and Kulak but honestly i wouldnt waste the cap .
unless we could get a Gustafsson who CHI has seemingly chosen to replace rather then compete during next summers UFA frenzy around him .

Then that would make sense but only if we could make it work for a Danault , Mete and a 2nd with Gustafsson agreeing to a 6-6.5m dollar 7 year deal then immediately sign Duchene .

this would be the only Scenario that works because you're upgrading pieces rather then trying to jam more in place without considering the depth we have knocking at the door. Our sportsnet top 10 was so deep that ikonen,Evans the Teasdale made the list when in years past those 3 would have been top players bar none .</div></div>

Well, sir, you sold me, haha. Thank you for all these facts. Do you have a link from the Dreger comments on Struble?
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 28, 2019 at 2:08 p.m.
Thread: Poehling is ready FLA trade
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy739</b></div><div>Domi-Danault-Gallagher
Tatar-Kotkanemi-Drouin
Byron-Poehling-Shaw
Lehkonen-Thompson-Armia
Weal

Byron-Poehling-Shaw will be a hard hitting line that plays along the boards and infront of the net creating momentium.
Lehkonen-Thompson-Armia play a shutdown role taking bulk defensive faceoffs allowing 3rd line more time in the OZ

Thompson and Armia are big enough and physical enough to offer grit on the 4th line while Lehkonen brings speed and skill but can be rotated out for Weal or Deslauriers depending on the need for that nights match ups . (for example playing bruisers on the west coast Deslauriers makes more sense )</div></div>

I like the proposed lineup a lot but the danger is that we are praying that all the players perform career seasons again, which may not happen. We clearly need a top LHD before anything, but another scoring forward would really help. How to fit them in? Depends on what it takes to acquire a LHD